Indulge in a bit of armchair travel as Perfume on the Radio visits Doha, in Qatar. This episode explores the culture and smells that a group of people encountered while on a trip to the country with the Qatar America Institute for Culture. There's incense, there's art, and, yes, there are cats.
With:
Fatima Al-Dosari (Qatar America Institute for Culture)
Micah Anderson (Oudimentary)
Razwan Ul-Haq (Calligrapher)
Regina Mamou (Artist)
Rubia Chaudri (Perfumer)
Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown
QATAR AMERICA INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE
WASHINGTON D.C., USA / DOHA, QATAR
PERFUMER
LOS ANGELES, USA
THE INSTITUTE FOR ART AND OLFACTION
LOS ANGELES, USA
Airdate:
November, 2023
Episode thanks:
Qatar America Institute for Culture
Jawad Khawaja (Oudimentary)
Credits:
Muhammad Abdul-Salam, Qalbak Sakhar, courtesy of Qatar Digital Library; Sallām, Najāḥ: Yā Rīm Wādī Thaqīf, courtesy of Qatar Digital Library; Freska by KA, on Premiumbeat.com; A 1950s Romance by Jonathan Boyle on Premiumbeat.com; Qatar airlines - landing and announcements from inside aircraft.mp3 by evsecrets on freesound.com; DubaiDepartures.mp3, by acclivity on freesound.com
‘Sketch map of Qatar Peninsula’ [87Ar] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/632, f 87A, in Qatar Digital Library
Emmitt James, music composition
Eau (Maxwell Williams), sound composition
Various songs from PremiumBeat
Various songs from Qatar Digital Library
Perfume on the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction, a non-profit devoted to experimentation and access in the field of perfumery.